Figma Community is the public library inside Figma, the design tool used by product and UI teams. Creators publish files, plugins and widgets there, mostly for free. Since 2023, eligible creators can also sell their work directly on the Community, with Figma handling payment. There is an important limit right now: Figma is not approving new creators to sell paid files, so new sellers can only sell plugins and widgets.
At a glance
| What you can sell | Plugins and widgets (files only for already-approved sellers) |
| Platform fee | Flat 15% per sale |
| Payment | Through Stripe |
| Who can sell | Individual accounts in Stripe-supported countries |
| Minimum file price | $2.00 |
| Paid files for new sellers | Closed, with no waitlist |
How it works
You publish from your own Figma account, not a team or organization profile. To sell, you activate a Stripe account and set a price when you publish. Figma reviews paid files before they go live. Plugins and widgets can be one-time purchases, and developers can also move some features of an existing plugin behind a paywall using Figma’s Payments API.
What’s open and what’s closed
Figma’s help center says it is not approving new creators to sell paid files at this time. Figma staff have clarified on its forum that this pause applies to files, not plugins. So if you build plugins or widgets, you can sell them as long as you live in a country where Stripe works. If you design UI kits or templates, you can publish them for free on the Community, but you’ll need another marketplace to sell them.
Fees and rules
Figma keeps a flat 15% of each sale to cover payment processing, support and fraud monitoring. A few rules matter: you can’t start charging for a file you already published as free, paid resources have one designated payee with no split payouts, and paid items can be delisted but not unpublished. Buyers can request a refund shortly after purchase.
Free resources still help
Many designers publish free files on the Community to build a following and send people to paid products elsewhere. Figma also runs a Creator Fund that gives grants to creators of free resources.
Owen’s take
For plugin developers, Figma Community is a direct line to millions of designers with fair fees. For template and UI kit designers it’s a shop window, not a store, until Figma reopens paid files.
Who it suits
It suits developers who can build useful Figma plugins or widgets. It suits less well UI kit designers who want to sell files today.
Similar options
- UI8 sells premium Figma UI kits and design systems.
- Creative Market sells Figma templates and assets.
- Framer Marketplace sells website templates with no platform cut.
- CodeCanyon sells code and plugins.
More options are in Selling Templates.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Built-in audience of Figma users
- Flat 15% fee covers processing
- Plugin selling open to new creators
Cons
- Paid files closed to new sellers
- Individual accounts only, no split payouts
- Needs a Stripe-supported country
FAQ
Can I sell Figma files on the Community?
Only if you were already approved; Figma isn’t approving new file sellers right now.
Can I sell Figma plugins?
Yes, if you can set up Stripe in a supported country.
What fee does Figma take?
A flat 15% per sale.
Can I sell a file I already published for free?
No.
Can a team sell paid resources?
No, only individual accounts can.
